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Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones–the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be 1 wasteful to tear them all down and 2 them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the 3 carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest 4 , the greenest home is the one that has already been built. But at the same time, nearly half of U.S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and 5 our homes, offices and other buildings. "You can’t deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings," says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust. With some 6 , the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that 7 over time and let in more outside air. Fortunately, there are a 8 number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from 9 ones like Lincoln’s Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help 10 property owners from rising power costs. A.accommodations B.clumsy C.doubtful D.exceptions E.expand F.historic G.incredibly H.powering I.protect J.reduced K.replace L.sense M.shifted N.supplying O.vast

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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1 from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier 2 fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3 in other business transactions; the difference 4 in the details. To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5 online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, 6 an item, arranges a form of payment, and 7 an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8 on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9 a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10 one to send payment information electronically. In the decade 11 1993, e-commerce grew from an 12 novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few 13 had a web page, and 14 a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15 , both large and small businesses had web pages, and most 16 users with the opportunity to place an order. 17 , many banks added online access, 18 online banking and bill paying became 19 . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20 over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.

A. offered
B. convinced
C. equipped
D. provided

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1 from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier 2 fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3 in other business transactions; the difference 4 in the details. To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5 online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, 6 an item, arranges a form of payment, and 7 an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8 on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9 a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10 one to send payment information electronically. In the decade 11 1993, e-commerce grew from an 12 novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few 13 had a web page, and 14 a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15 , both large and small businesses had web pages, and most 16 users with the opportunity to place an order. 17 , many banks added online access, 18 online banking and bill paying became 19 . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20 over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.

A. largely
B. slightly
C. solely
D. only

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1 from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier 2 fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3 in other business transactions; the difference 4 in the details. To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5 online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, 6 an item, arranges a form of payment, and 7 an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8 on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9 a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10 one to send payment information electronically. In the decade 11 1993, e-commerce grew from an 12 novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few 13 had a web page, and 14 a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15 , both large and small businesses had web pages, and most 16 users with the opportunity to place an order. 17 , many banks added online access, 18 online banking and bill paying became 19 . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20 over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.

A. appeals
B. admits
C. advocates
D. allows

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1 from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier 2 fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3 in other business transactions; the difference 4 in the details. To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5 online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, 6 an item, arranges a form of payment, and 7 an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8 on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9 a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10 one to send payment information electronically. In the decade 11 1993, e-commerce grew from an 12 novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few 13 had a web page, and 14 a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15 , both large and small businesses had web pages, and most 16 users with the opportunity to place an order. 17 , many banks added online access, 18 online banking and bill paying became 19 . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20 over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.

A. after
B. behind
C. until
D. toward

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